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Mashup: Our Louvre

OurLouvre presents a large part of the exhibits of the Louvre using a dynamic and interactive environment simultaneously. The name given to this application was chosen because the content is a result of the contribution of Internet users.

Before paintings hang in museums, the artists put brush to canvas out in the real world. A new site is looking to tie the two together with geocoded art. However, rather than show the location where you can see the artwork, it is instead mapped to the location depicted in the work.

Messaging just got a lot more interesting to look at. Words say a lot, but a picture is worth a thousand of them; imagine the levels of communication that could be achieved using both. Doodle Republic is a messaging platform that provides the tools to create messages that include words and images. Basically, people chat by creating their own art and sending it to friends as a Chatoon. The Doodle Republic Chatoon API makes this functionality available to developers who may want to include it in other applications.

The Cover Art Archive Music Brainz API integrates artistic cover art released in music albums. Data is avaialble in JSON architecture with HTTP GET as supported method. Music Brainz maintains a music...